21 years of living under the hammer But there's still a chance for me Take my pride and traditions and country But i won't let them choose for me No i won't stay in this ditch they've dug for me There is another road I can take After 21 years of living under the hammer This man will never break
21 years of an iron hand Oppression of the working class is their plan You might never understand But after 21 years you'll never break this man
I have done my time in the factories and the sweat shops I know that there is something more But every time that i come up for air Another situation slams the door Like my father before me I have owned what I got Never taken anything on the dole When you lose your pride and give into the system The system steals your soul